{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP036: Turning Followers into Leaders with Captain David Marquet","description":"After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at the top of his class, David Marquet was asked to become the Captain of a nuclear-powered attack submarine. One year later, Captain Marquet was given an opportunity to lead a different submarine, one which had the worst performance record in the fleet. It was on that ship Captain Marquet realized the leader-follower environment was inadequate for his organization to perform at a top level. He shares his story with us today and takes us through the journey which is documented in his book, Turn the Ship Around, a book USA Today has named one of the Top 10 Business Books of all time.   Key Takeaways: [1:30] Captain Marquet describes his leadership experience on the worst performing submarine in the Navy, at the time. [7:24] How did eliminating the task and report policy help to turn the ship around? [14:14] What are the rituals, habits and protocols of all organizations? [18:03] What is wrong with being told to \u201cBe Empowered\u201d? [22:20] Defining businesses in a two-dimensional space and why your team should function diagonally. [28:50] Ask your people \u201cWhat is the timeframe you want to win over?\u201d [34:21] Giving up control in very small steps and evaluating the outcome is the first step to implementing Captain Marquet\u2019s practices. [39:38] Give people permission to give you feedback about your performance.   Mentioned in This Episode: Captain David Marquet Turn the Ship Around ","author_name":"Commanding Business","author_url":"http:\/\/praxent.com\/commandingbusiness","html":"